I think it belongs to the family Pseudopimelodidae but I don't know which of them

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I think it belongs to the family Pseudopimelodidae but I don't know which of them

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:-\ :-\ :-\ What is my catfish ??
I think it belongs to the family Pseudopimelodidae but I don't know which of them
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Re: I think it belongs to the family Pseudopimelodidae but I don't know which of them

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It's probably
Pseudopimelodus bufonius
, but a few more pictures would help.

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Re: I think it belongs to the family Pseudopimelodidae but I don't know which of them

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Jools wrote: 28 Apr 2021, 12:52 It's probably
Pseudopimelodus bufonius
, but a few more pictures would help.

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Yay I also think it is, thank you very much
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Re: I think it belongs to the family Pseudopimelodidae but I don't know which of them

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Unless the hand in the photo is tiny, these may look too big for bufonius, these look well over 12" for total length.

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Re: I think it belongs to the family Pseudopimelodidae but I don't know which of them

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At a glance it does seem to be a pseudopimelodus species but as Viktor notes it does seem larger then p. bufonis as their adult sizes rarely exceed 23 cm (9") TL. I once had a darker version of p. bufonis that grew to 28 cm (11") TL. Without seeing a horizontal profile to reveal markings and caudal fin shape it's mostly guesswork...
Africa: Claroteidae- P. monkei, 3-P. punctatus, A. occidentalis-Volta, 3-A. biscutatus, 2-N. macrostoma. Mocho.- syno. batensoda, 2-syno. pardalis. South America: Pimelodids-p. blochii, 2-platysilurus mucosus. Pseudopim's- 2-lophiosilurus alexandri, 3-batrochoglanis cf. villosus. Doradidae- 2-rhinodoras dorbigny, 2-wertheimeria maculata
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